Tracking Hurricane Sandy

1. Tracking Hurricane Sandy Pete Arvedson California Science Conference October 26, 2013 Hosted by Satellite Educators Association Lesson Development supported by a grant from NOAA-CREST West

2. View these video clips: 0508.katrina.mov 121020-31_sandy_life.mov Satellite Educators Association

3. What did you see? Satellite Educators Association

4. What would you like to know more about? Satellite Educators Association

5. Lesson Objectives Observe severe storm action from space ID weather patterns Differentiate wind speed from storm speed Analyze satellite images of storms – ImageJ Analyze storm characteristics – GIS Apply skills to analysis of other storms Satellite Educators Association

6. Tropical Cyclones • Not like frontal storms • Cyclonic • Require… • Warm ocean water… • At least 26.5˚C (79.7˚F) • To depth at least 50m (164ft) • Slowly rising air Satellite Educators Association

7. Tropical Cyclones HURRICANE HURRICANE TYPHOON CYCLONE Satellite Educators Association

8. http://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/group/archaeologyofthecircumcaribbean/forum/topics/the-ceremonial-taino-petaloidhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/group/archaeologyofthecircumcaribbean/forum/topics/the-ceremonial-taino-petaloid Huracán • Taino people • Puerto Rico • Thunder and deluge caused by matriarch’s male attendants • Columbus lost ships to huracán • Notice Taino symbol for storm Satellite Educators Association

9. Hurricane • Slowly rising • Warm • Moistened • Air • Circles • Drawing more energy from warmer-than-usual water http://visibleearth.nasa.gov Satellite Educators Association

10. Hurricane http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy.html Horizontal bands of rain form arms of spiral Satellite Educators Association

11. Hurricane Eye http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Hurricanes/hurricanes_2.php • Cooler air drawn down thru center • Relatively calm clean air • Eyewall – most destructive • Wind direction same as storm’s forward motion Satellite Educators Association

12. Saffir-Simpson Scale for Hurricanes Satellite Educators Association

13. Billion Dollar Storms • Chris Dolce – The Weather Channel… • 1900-early August 2011  27 “billion dollar storms” • 8 of the “top ten” occurred since 2004 • 7 surpassed $10 billion mark.. • 6 of those 7 occurred since 2004 • 3 rank in $10-$20 billion range… • Ivan & Charley (2004) & Rita (2005) • 3 rank in $20-$30 billion club • Andrew (1992), Wilma (2005), Ike (2008) • 1 at $108 billion damage – Katrina (2005) • Hurricane Sandy – 2nd place at $65 billion in damage Satellite Educators Association

14. Jigsaw Expert Groups • Data Miners • NHC Advisory Archive data to csv • Cartographers • Display/manipulate csv data in GIS • Meteorologists • Research Hurricane Sandy characteristics and behavior online • Analysts • Measure Hurricanes Sandy & Katrina with ImageJ

15. Expert 1: Data Miners National Hurricane Center Past Advisory Archive http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Satellite Educators Association

16. Expert 2: Catographers ESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer Online http://www.arcgis.com/explorer

17. Expert 3: Meteorologists Hurricane Sandy research using NASA hurricane archives http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy.html

18. Expert 4: Analysts • Measure cloud fields of Hurricanes Katrina & Sandyusing ImageJ… • Diameter • Perimeter • Area

19. Sandy vs. Katrina Satellite Educators Association

20. Home Teams • Expert reports • Compare… • Hurricane Sandy • Hurricane Katrina • Using ArcGIS Explorer Online http://www.arcgis.com/explorer/?open=d9fd13d5107d440889a672c13bdd2fad&extent=-14096706.1206861,1121890.54653785,-4596652.62920346,5304552.98653786 Satellite Educators Association

21. Extend Use suggestions from printed lesson plan Note learners’ questions during the lesson and encourage learners to devise a plan for and follow through an investigation of one or more of those questions. Satellite Educators Association

22. California Science Standards • Grade 6: • Many phenomena on Earth’s surface are affected by the transfer of energy through radiation and convection currents. (d, e) • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. (a, d, h) • Grade 7: • Scientific progress is made by asking careful questions and conducting meaningful investigations. (a-e) • Grade 8: • The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position. (a-c) • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. (a, f) Satellite Educators Association

23. California Science Standards • Grades 9-12: Physics • Energy cannot be created or destroyed, although in many processes energy is transformed to the environment as heat. (c) • Grades 9-12: Chemistry • Energy is exchanged or transformed in all chemical reactions and physical changes of matter. (a, c) • Grades 9-12: Earth Sciences • Heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. (a, b, d) • Grades 9-12: Investigation and Experimentation • Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. (a, d, i) Satellite Educators Association

24. Contact Information Pete Arvedson - arvedson@aol.com Check out lesson plans in Satellite Educators Association (SEA) monthly Newsletter… http://www.SatEd.org More opportunities to involve students doing research:SEA’s M.Y. S.P.A.C.E.* Program - an international high school collaborative environmental research program using satellite-based data… http://www.calstatela.edu/programs/crest/ *(Multinational Youth Studying Practical Applications of Climatic Events) Satellite Educators Association